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I ordered my car (a 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 PDK) in November with an anticipated delivery late April. I managed to dodge the con-rod bullet, phew!, but due to the global semi-conductor shortage delivery was postponed till late July, and now I will finally pick up the car on Monday August 2nd! Jet black metallic with full black leather interior with lots of extras (Swedish list price ~USD 100K + factory added extras for ~USD 25K).
So far I have already got the Porsche black frunk and trunk lid liners, a GT4 PDK stick (looks nicer than the regular 718 PDK stick), a monochrome Porsche hood badge (replacing the coloured Porsche hood badge), black hub caps with the Porsche logo in silver (replacing the satin hub caps with the Porsche logo in colour; matches the black painted brake calipers pretty nice), a Porsche front window sunshade (I managed to get the last available old version with the Porsche logo in black and white, as the newer version only comes with the logo in colour), and a set of H&R wheel spacers (+5 mm in the front, +15 mm in the rear). After taking delivery, I will get a full ceramic coating and tinted rear bumper red reflectors. Also, I was lucky enough to get the Michelin PS4S tyres on the car, so no need to replace those dreaded P-Zero tyres that I was expecting :-).
Things I am still contemplating: A Cargraphic valve control box, a DSC chassis box, an Antigravity H6/Group-48 Lithium battery, and finally (but probably not during the first year) a Stertman stage 1 ECU tune (a Swedish tuner that takes the engine from 400 PS/430 Nm to 440 PS/440 Nm) — unless of course APR comes up with something (I have their stage 1 tune on my Audi RS6 and had it on my stage 2+ VW Golf R, which the GTS is now replacing, and am/was extremely satisfied with that :-).
I’ve read about the DCS Controller and see a number of people recommend adding it. I watched the video and it looks to be an incredibly easy install. It seems the biggest improvement is in the Spyder/GT4, and wonder how much improvement a GTS owner can expect.
Hi Dan!
I have the DSC on my Cayman GTS 4.0, and I love it!
When I first got my GTS (which has SPASM) I felt the ride was a bit too much on the firm side. Then I read here that the dealers usually over-inflate the tires, to check that. Sure enough, mine were at 38 cold. I dropped them to 32 cold, and then further to 30 cold, and that made a big difference. And then I added the DSC, and that again made a big improvement. I would say that the DSC in Sport Suspension mode is just a little more firm than what the stock controller was in Normal mode, and that the Normal mode is considerably more compliant than the stock controller's Normal mode. I ride over a LOT of bumpy country roads, and it amazes me how comfortable and compliant it is now. I used it use it about 70% in Normal and 30% in Sport, but honestly for the last while I have just left it in Normal.
That extra compliance sacrifices very little it performance for spirited driving. It does "bounce" a little more over really rough terrain at higher speeds, but manageably so. I will take that over an uncomfortably harsh ride over that same terrain as the alternative. I have referred to it here as a "Magic Carpet Ride" over rough terrain, that about sums it up.
Super easy to install, and I am not even very handy with cars.
Last week I got my car back from having Expel PPF installed (including paint correction) on full front, mirrors and rear bumper. Premier Protective Coating in Fremont, CA did an incredible job!
Yesterday I applied AMMA Reflex Pro over the entire body. Results are amazing. I highly recommend this product, actually all their products are great. Tire “Mud” works really well too. www.AMMONYC.com.
Today I ordered the Akropovic Titanium slip-on exhaust with black titanium tips. Tips are back ordered for two weeks 😥. Can’t wait to get it installed.
I already have trunk and frunk lid liners, front grills screens, side grill screens, and frunk and trunk well liners. The side marker lights might come as a gift from the dealership. I need to order floor mats, too.
My car is two months from delivery. Has anyone else jumped the gun on purchases? What have you added to your 718?
i thought the 718 already comes with a rear lid liner? They only sell a frunk lid liner
I buy mine at Lidliner.com, and they can come as a set for front and rear.
i think I figured it out. If you get the Spyder or Boxter you need both the front and rear lid liners. Apparently the Cayman’s (I’m getting the GTS 4.0) already have an OEM rear liner. Therefore, only a front liner is offered aftermarket. Thanks again for your reply.
Larry
Los Angeles
My GTS 4.0 is scheduled for a November 2021 delivery. So far I’ve purchased:
Front lid liner
OEM rear cargo liner
OEM tire valve caps
OEM Slimline rear license plate frame
Clear side lenses - complimentary from dealer
Porscheline ball point pen - I’ve owned this for years
OEM LED hand lamp with leather pouch - remake of classic Porsche lamp from 1963 - VERY COOL
OEM USB phone charger for center console
Frunk lid liner
Frunk Weathertech cargo mat
Frunk Weathertech PORSCHE domed decal to replace Weathertech decal
OEM first aid kit
Here's what I have so far...
-clear side markers too (no specific pictures but plenty with them on my car)
-custom license plates washing my car with deionized water just in case... cool coffee table reading built with my son during Covid lock down built with my son during Covid lock down use as spacers so license plate doesn't rub on bumper matching key chain with my pepita inserts helps the car clear the drive way so people know what color my car is when I'm not around to answer their question ordered this from PCNA matching custom father and son shirts custom father and son shirts to match my custom door sill Riviera Blue Riviera Blue paint touch up items. Originally bought because I was going back and forth on getting ppf.
Last edited by halfmonkey; 08-01-2021 at 05:18 AM.
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